HERE are the inquests taking place at Cockermouth Coroner's Court in Cumbria next week.

An inquest is an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding a death.

The purpose of the inquest is to find out who the deceased person was and how, when and where they died and to provide the details needed for their death to be registered.

Tuesday, August 27

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

10.00am

John Edwin Trotter Age 88  from Penrith

  • Date of Death:  8 December 2023 Place of Death:  Carlisle

Estimate: 2 Hours

12.00pm

Neville Moffatt Age 84  from Barrow-in-Furness

  • Date of Death: 2 July 2024 Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

Estimate: 30 Minutes

2.00pm

Carole Taylor Age 78  from St. Bees

  • Date of Death: 13 March 2024 Place of Death:  Whitehaven

Estimate: 2 Hours

Inquest Openings

August 27  - Inquests to be opened by Ms Margaret Taylor

Enid Taylor  -  Age 84 from Cockermouth

  • Date of death:  10 August 2024   Place of death: Whitehaven

John Waterfield-Smith -  Age 53 from Sedbergh

  • Date of death:  19 June 2024   Place of death: Sedbergh

Michael Duff  -  Age 83 from Barrow-in-Furness

  • Date of death:  4 April 2024   Place of death: Barrow-in-Furness

Suzanne McCulloch  -  Age 52 from Wigton

  • Date of death:  25 May 2024   Place of death: Wigton

Evelina Topor  -  Age 3 Months from Penrith

  • Date of death:  30 December 2023   Place of death: Penrith

Richard Nall  -  Age 81 from Barrow-in-Furness

  • Date of death:  12 August 2024   Place of death: Barrow-in-Furness

August 29 

Edward Smith  -  Age 79 from Kendal

  • Date of death:  26 February  2024   Place of death: Kendal

Robert Norris  -  Age 53 from Carlisle

  • Date of death:  17 April 2024   Place of death: Carlisle